Drew Tate

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Drew Tate

Date of birth:	October 8, 1984 (1984-10-08) (age 23)
Place of birth:	Baytown, Texas
Career information
Status:	Active
Position(s):	QB
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	192 lb (87 kg)
Jersey №:	11
College:	Iowa
Organizations
As player:
2007-present	Saskatchewan Roughriders

Drew Tate (born October 8, 1984 in Baytown, Texas) is a Canadian football quarterback. He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes from 2003-2006 and started at that position from 2004-2006. Though he was not selected in the 2007 NFL Draft, Tate signed a free agent contract with the St. Louis Rams, but was subsequently released. He is currently playing with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL.

1 High school career
2 College career
- 2.1 2005 Capital One Bowl
- 2.2 Honors
3 Professional career
- 3.1 St. Louis Rams
- 3.2 Saskatchewan Roughriders
4 External links
5 References

[edit] High school career

Tate attended Robert E. Lee High School in Baytown, Texas, where he was coached there by his stepfather Dick Olin and had a record breaking career. He ranks first in the Texas high school football record book in career pass attempts and completions, ahead of Graham Harrell. He also ranks second in career passing yards with 12,183, behind Harrell (12,532), and third in career touchdown passes with 113, behind Harrell (167) and Colt McCoy (116).

He originally committed to Texas A&M, but de-committed after R. C. Slocum was replaced with Dennis Franchione. Tate knew that the option offense Franchione was known for needed a dual-threat quarterback like Reggie McNeal,^[1] so he chose to play for the University of Iowa under coach Kirk Ferentz. He played in the 2003 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

[edit] College career

[edit] 2005 Capital One Bowl

At a game well-attended by Iowa fans in Orlando, Florida, the Hawkeye defense played strong against the LSU offense. Tate attained fame across the state of Iowa when after trailing the entire game, LSU took their first lead with 47 seconds remaining. On the game’s final play, LSU blew their coverage, allowing Tate to throw a 56-yard, game-winning touchdown pass to senior Warren Holloway as time expired.^[2]

[edit] Honors

2004 All-Big Ten Conference First Team (coaches) and Second Team (media)
2004 Big Ten Player of the Year (collegefootballnews.com)
2005 Capital One Bowl MVP

[edit] Professional career

[edit] St. Louis Rams

On May 3, 2007 Drew Tate signed with the St. Louis Rams as a free agent, but he became expendable after the Rams signed Brock Berlin. Drew was released on May 22, 2007.

[edit] Saskatchewan Roughriders

Tate is now playing with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. He spent the majority of the 2007 season on the Injured List and has not seen any game action as of yet.